Table of Contents

Overview

License and Warranty

Installation and Removal

How To:

Setup Stiletto

Access the Configure Stiletto Command

Change Alarm Sounds

Change Button Commands, Format, or Number of Buttons Displayed

Change the Task Menu Display

Change the Mouse Click Used to Display the Task Menu

Change the Task Menu Contents

Change System and Application Sounds

Change Wallpaper

Close an Active Task

Continue to Access the Desktop Menu from Your Program Shell

Move Stiletto

Put an Active Task Window Always On Top

Put Stiletto always on top of the desktop

Restoring the Default Stiletto Configuration

Run a Command at a Specified Time

Set a Low Resource Warning

Set Alarms

Switching to Another Active Task

Start a Task as Always On Top

View Commands for a Button

View Windows Information

Functions:

Configuring Stiletto

Info

Buttons

Menu Setup

Menu Contents

Alarm Setup

Alarm Details

Sound

Wallpaper


Overview

Stiletto is intended for people who want a button bar task switcher/launcher and clock/calendar which always stays on the same place at the desktop and which lets them use any mouse button to run a command.

Stiletto incorporates these features:

A small-footprint button bar launcher (e.g. fits over title bar of maximized window).

Use of any mouse button to launch tasks.

User-configurable task launch menu with submenus.

Switch to or close any active task.

Make any active task or launch any command as Always on top.

Clock and date display on any button.

Built-in commands for windows exit/restart, browsing and running files, moving the button bar.

Support for file associations.

Alarms, regular chimes, and scheduled activation of commands.

Wallpaper display and switcher/randomizer.

Assignment of sound to application events.

Randomization and testing of system and application sounds.

Stiletto is not intended to replace Program Manager or another Windows Shell that you are using, such as Norton Desktop for Windows.  Instead, Stiletto is intended to provide quick, minimal-mouse click access to your most used commands while taking up little desktop space.


Stiletto Built-In Commands

Stiletto comes with a set of built-in commands.

You will find the built in commands in the drop down box of the Stiletto command entry controls on the button configuration dialog, task menu dialog, and alarms dialog.

Menu related commands and commands for working with active tasks can only be selected for the task menu.

Following is an explanation of each built-in command:

Menu Separator	Separates displayed menu entries; only available for task menu.

Start Submenu	Starts a submenu; only available for task menu

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End Submenu 	Ends a submenu; only available for task menu.

Active tasks list	Inserts a list of active tasks  into the task menu.  When a list item is selected, that task is activated.  Only available from task menu

Close Tasks List	Inserts a list of active tasks into the menu.  When a list item is selected, that task is ended.  Only available from task menu.

Task On Top List	Inserts list of active tasks  into the menu. When list item is selected, that task window is set to always on top.  Only available from task menu.

Message Box	Displays a message box containing the text typed into the work directory of the command entry controls.  It is intended for alarms, but can be used anywhere.

Task Menu	Displays the Stiletto task menu.  It will only work when associated with a button on the Stiletto button bar.

Move Stiletto	Makes the Stiletto button bar move to the opposite side of the desktop.

Configure Stiletto	Activates the Stiletto Configuring Stiletto tabbed folder.

Exit Stiletto	Terminates Stiletto.

Browse and Run	Displays a file selection dialog; the selected file is executed.  Stiletto will follow any File Associations when executing the selected file..

Quick Win Exit	Exits Windows to DOS (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).

Quick Win Restart	Exits Windows to DOS and then restarts Windows (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).

Quick System Boot	Exits Windows and re-boots DOS (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).

Confirmed Win Exit	After asking you to confirm, exits Windows to DOS (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).

Quick Win Restart	After asking you to confirm, exits Windows to DOS and then restarts Windows (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).

Quick System Boot	After asking you to confirm, exits Windows and re-boots DOS (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).

Change Paper	Changes the wallpaper using the method selected in the Wallpaper dialog.  If no change is selected, the wallpaper is changed to a random wallpaper (bmp file) in the same directory as the current wallpaper.

Change Sound	Changes the sound files associated with all sounds in the Sound dialog that are not set to the no change sound method.  Note that this is different from the Change Wallpaper command:  the  Change Wallpaper command always changes the wallpaper but the Change Sound command only changes sounds where the method for changing is not set to no change.


Command Entry Controls

Stiletto uses the same set of controls to enter commands for button configuration, task menu, and alarms.

The command controls consist of:

An edit combo box used to enter a command or select a built-in command.

A Browse button used to select a command from a file list.

A drop down box used to determine the window style for the command when it is run.

An edit box used to enter the work (start-up) directory for the command.

A button used to set the work directory to the command directory.

To enter the command you want to run: type it directly into the edit box, or select one of the built-in  commands from the drop down box, or Browse for the command using the Browse Button.  Stiletto supports file associations, so you can type in the name of a document file and Stiletto will run the associated command.  For example, if you are working on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet called mysheet.xls, you can insert this file name as a command (or browse for it and select it).  Stiletto will run Excel on mysheet.xls when you select the command or when the alarm corresponding to the command rings

To determine how the window will look when the command starts:  Using the drop down box under the command entry combo box, you can determine whether the command starts in an ordinary window, minimized, or maximized.  You can also specify that the command windows should start as Always On Top.  Finally, you can specify that the window from the command be hidden: this is intended for commands started by alarms.

To set the work (start-up) directory for a command: type the directory name into the work directory edit box or press the button underneath this edit box to set the work directory to the same directory as the command directory.

To enter a message for the Message Box command:  type it into the work directory edit box.


Switching to Another Active Task

Stiletto provides the capability to switch among active tasks.

To use this capability, you need to put the built-in command Active Task List directly into the main task menu or as part of a submenu of the task menu.  When the task menu is activated, a list of currently active tasks is displayed.  Selecting one of the tasks causes that task to be activated.  Its windows will be opened and put on top of the desktop if it is minimized or hidden beneath other windows.

Use the Menu Setup dialog to control whether or not hidden windows appear on the active task list and what prefix text to put in front of each entry of the menu to remind you that the selected entry will be activated.

You also use this dialog to specify whether the task menu should be displayed if you click on the desktop or on a title bar of a window.


Submenus

The Menu Contents dialog allows submenus to be created.  When the task menu is activated, the titles for these submenus are shown in the main menu.  If you select one of these submenu titles, the submenu will be displayed and you can then select one its entries.

The entries for submenus are shown indented in the task menu list.  The start of the submenu is marked by >> in the left margin.  The end of the submenu is marked by << in the left margin.

To create a new submenu:

Select the Begin Submenu built-in in command.

Set the command name to the submenu title.

Insert the Begin Submenu into the task menu list box using the Replace or Add buttons.

Insert all commands for the submenu.

Select the End Submenu command.

Insert the End Submenu command

To change an existing submenu: delete, cut, copy, add, replace any of its entries.

To remove a submenu: delete the Begin Submenu and End Submenu commands.

To move existing commands onto a submenu: add a Begin Submenu command before the existing commands and add an End Submenu command after the existing commands.


Closing an Active Task

Stiletto provides the capability to close any active task.

To use this capability, you need to put the built-in command Close Task List directly into the main task menu or as part of a sub-menu of the task menu.  When the task menu is activated, a list of currently active tasks is displayed.  Selecting one of the tasks causes that task to be closed.  You will first be asked if you want to save any unsaved information.

Use the Menu Setup dialog to control whether or not Hidden windows appear on the close task active task list and to specify prefix text to put in front of each entry of the menu to remind you that you that the selected entry will be closed.

You can also use this dialog to specify whether the task menu should be displayed if you click on the desktop or on a title bar of a window.


Making a Task "Always On Top"

Stiletto provides the capability to make the main window of any task stay always on top of the other windows on your desktop.

To use this capability, you need to put the built-in command Task On Top List directly into the main task menu or as part of a sub-menu of the task menu.  When the task menu is activated, a list of currently active tasks is displayed.  Selecting one of the tasks causes the main window of that task to be fixed on top of other task windows.

Use the Menu Setup dialog to control whether or not Hidden windows appear on the put on top active task list and to specify prefix text to put in front of each entry of the menu to remind you that you that the selected entry will be put on top.

You can also use this dialog to specify whether the task menu should be displayed if you click on the desktop or on a title bar of a window.


The Info Dialog
Info Dialog

The info dialog appears whenever you select the Configure Stiletto built-in command

The left hand list box shows how long Windows has been running, what type of CPU you have, whether or not there is a math co-processor present, and what mode Windows is running in.

The right hand list box shows the percent of GDI and user resources free, the number of kilobytes of free memory, the number of tasks running, and the number of free kilobytes on each hard disk drive.

Use the alarm setup dialog to set a low resource warning alarm.


Configuring a Button

You use the Configure Button dialog to set the label of a button and the commands which are run when you click the button with the left, middle, or right mouse button.

This dialog can be accessed by pressing and holding the button to be configured, or by selecting the button to be configured from the Configure All Buttons dialog.

To set the button label, type the desired label into the label combo box .

If you want a clock to appear as the button label, select 12-hour clock or 24-hour clock from the label drop down list.

If you want a date to appear as the button label, select mm-dd, dd-mm. dd-mmm, or mmm-dd as the button label.

(When you use a time or date as the button label, it is harder to remember what the button does.  You can press and hold the button to view the function of a button if you forget.  You can also assign common, easily-remembered functions to time/date buttons.  For example, Stiletto comes with the time-labeled button configured to activate the Windows calculator (left mouse) and the built-in Move command (right button); the date-labeled button activates Windows Calendar (left mouse) and Windows Cardfile (right mouse)).

To set the command to be run for a mouse button, use the command entry controls.

The Configure All Buttons dialog lets you set the size, orientation, font for labels, and number of buttons.


The All Buttons Dialog
All Buttons Dialog

The Button dialog is selected by clicking on the Buttons tab from the Configuring Stiletto command.

You can use this dialog to:

Set the position for Stiletto on your desktop.

Configure any button through the Configure Button dialog.

Set the font to be used for the label of big or small buttons.

Indicate whether Stiletto is to float always on top of all other windows.

Indicate whether all buttons are to be big (see below).

Set the number of buttons displayed.

You can specify that all buttons on the Stiletto button bar are to be big.  If the Stiletto button bar is positioned horizontally, Stiletto will use longer buttons for time and date and shorter buttons for any other label.  This is in line with the Stiletto goal of having a minimal desktop footprint.  However, it does mean that the label for shorter buttons must be brief.  If you prefer to have room for a longer label, check the All Buttons Big check box.

Click on a button in the following graphic from the Buttons dialog to find out more about Stiletto positions.


Menu Setup Dialog

The menu setup Dialog is selected by clicking on the menu setup tab from the Configuring Stiletto dialog.

Use the dialog to set a prefix string and whether or not hidden windows are displayed for the active task list, close task list, and put-on-top task list.

You can also enter a set of comma-separated strings which will be deleted from the active task list.

Finally, use the dialog to set which mouse click, if any, will display the Stiletto task menu when you click on the desktop or a title bar.

If you set Stiletto to display the task menu when you right-click on the desk top, you might still want to access another utility which attaches a menu to right clicking the desktop.  For example, The Norton Desktop for Windows implements such a menu.  Here is how to do it:

Right click on the desktop to display the Stiletto menu.

Move the mouse very slightly off the menu.

Right click again to bring up the menu from the other utility.


Menu Contents Dialog

The Menu Contents dialog is displayed with you click on the Menu Contents tab on the Configuring Stiletto dialog.

Use the menu contents dialog to add or change the contents of the Stiletto task menu.

The Stiletto task menu is displayed when you click a Stiletto button which has been assigned the Task Menu built-in command or when you click on the title bar or desktop with the mouse button selected in the Menu Setup dialog.

At the left of the menu contents dialog is a list box which displays the current task menu. Submenus are indented.

At the right of the dialog is a set of controls used to change or add a single menu entry.  There is an edit box to use to enter the name of the menu item; this is what is displayed on the task menu.  Beneath the Menu Name is a set of command entry controls where you enter the command to be run when the menu item is selected.

In the middle of the task menu dialog are a set of buttons used to transfer information between the task menu list box and the controls used to work with a single menu entry.  These controls are only enabled when their function can be performed; for example, the Add After control is only enabled when you have entered a valid Menu Name and Command and have selected an item on the list to be added after.

To add a new task to the menu:

Enter the menu name on the right hand controls.

Enter the command and work directory in the right hand controls.

If you want to add the entry before or after an existing entry, or replace an entry,  select it.

Push the button corresponding to how you want to add the new entry to the list.

To change an existing entry:

Select the entry from the list.

Press copy (or double click on the entry).

Change the menu name or command as desired.

Press the replace button.

To move or copy an existing entry:

Select the entry to be moved or copied.

Press cut for a move, copy for a copy (or double click for copy).

If you want to move/copy the entry before/after an existing entry, select that entry.

Push the button corresponding to how you want to add the new entry to the list.

To delete an entry:

Select the entry to be deleted.

Press the Delete button.

See submenus to learn about working with submenus.


Alarm Setup

The Alarm Setup dialog is displayed when the alarm setup tab is clicked from the Configuring Stiletto dialog.

Using this dialog you can set check boxes to:

Cause Stiletto to display a low resource warning when GDI or User resources fall below 20% free.

Have Stiletto ring alarms which occur when Stiletto is not active.  Otherwise, missed alarms are not rung but are recycled or discarded according to the alarm setting.

Play the alarm sound  when an alarm displays a message box.

Play the alarm sound when a command is run by an alarm.

The Alarm Setup dialog also contains a drop down list which allows you to ask Stiletto to chime at a regular time during the hour (eg every 15 minutes).

Use the Sound dialog to set the sound associated with alarms and chiming.


Alarm Details

The Alarm Details dialog is displayed when you click on the Alarm Details tab of the Configuring Stiletto dialog.

Use this dialog to set alarm times and the command or messages to be activated when the alarm rings.

The left side of the dialog shows a list box containing all current alarms, sorted so that the earliest is at the top.

The right side of the dialog contains a set of controls for entering or changing a single alarm, including the alarm time and date, a drop down box to specify what Stiletto should do with the alarm after it rings, and a set of command entry controls to enter the command to be executed or message to be displayed when the alarm rings (use the Message Box built-in  command to display a message for an alarm).

To enter an alarm date, enter the year, month, and day as one or two digits separated by a space.  When you enter a valid date, the day of week and date will be displayed beside the date you enter.

To enter an alarm time, enter the hour and minute as one or two digits separated by a space.  Use a 24 hour clock or put a (for AM) or p (for PM) after the time.  When you  have entered a valid time, it will be displayed in AM/PM format beside the time you enter.

In the middle of the dialog are a set of buttons which are only enabled when the corresponding action can be performed.  For example, the Replace button is only enabled when you have entered a valid alarm time and date and command and have selected the alarm to be replaced from the alarm list.

To add a new alarm:

Enter the alarm time and date.

Select the fate of the alarm after it has rung.

Enter a valid command, using Message Box built-in commandfor an alarm message.

Press the add button.

To replace or change an existing alarm:

Select the alarm.

Press copy or double click the alarm.

Enter the alarm time and date.

Select the fate of the alarm after it has rung

Enter a valid command, using Message Box built-in command for an alarm message.

Make sure the alarm you want to change is selected.

Press the Replace button.

To delete an alarm:

Select the alarm from the list.

Press the delete button.


Stilletto Sounds

Stiletto sounds are set from the Sound dialog.

You must have a sound card and the appropriate drivers or the PC speaker driver to hear sounds in Windows.

Stiletto supports these sounds:

Windows Start:	Plays once when Windows starts.

Windows Exit	Plays just before Windows shuts down.

Asterisk	Plays when an Asterisk message is displayed by Windows.

Default Beep	Plays when a Windows programs asks for a beep.

Critical Stop	Plays when an Critical message is displayed by Windows.

Question	Plays when an Question message is displayed by Windows.

Exclamation	Plays when an Exclamation message is displayed by Windows.

Stiletto Chime	Plays whenever Stiletto chimes (see Alarm Setup dialog)

Stiletto Alarm	Plays whenever Stiletto alarms (see Alarm Setup dialog)

The following sounds play only if the Enable Application Sounds box is checked in the Sound dialog.

App Start	Played when an application starts.

App End	Played when an application ends.

Win Minimize	Played when a window is minimized.

Win Maximize	Played when a window is maximized.

Win Move	Played when a window is moved or re-sized.

Dialog OK	Played when a dialog box OK button is pressed (if the application is using the standard OK internal message number).

Dialog Cancel	Played when a dialog box Cancel button is pressed (if the application is using the standard Cancel internal message number).


Sound Dialog

The Sound dialog is selected by clicking the Sound tab on the Configuring Stiletto dialog

The Sound dialog is used to change the sound file (wav file) associated with any of the Stiletto sounds.

The left side of the dialog shows a list of the standard Stiletto sounds.

The right side of the dialog contains controls for working with a sound file.

To use a sound file, type its name directly into the sound file edit box or use one of the browse buttons to display and select from a list of wav files.  If you want to hear the sounds as you browse them, press the Browse and Test button; clicking on a wav file in the file browse dialog will play that sound file.

To play the sound file shown in the sound file name edit box, press the Test button.

To add spice to your multimedia life, Stiletto can automatically change the sound file you select to any other wav file in the same directory.  Use the How To Change Sound drop down box to determine whether and how Stiletto changes the sound file.  Use the Mins Between Changes drop down box to determine how often Stiletto changes the sound file (this drop down is disabled if you selected No Change from the How To Change Sound drop down).

The buttons in the middle of the dialog box are used to work with sounds from the list on the left.  A button is only enabled when its action is valid; for example, the Replace button is only enabled when there is sound information in the right hand edit box and there is a sound selected from the list to be replaced.

To work with existing sound file information for a particular sound event:

Select the sound with the sound information you wish to use.

Press copy (or double click).

Change the sound file name, How to Change Sound, or Mins Between Sound.

Select the sound with the information to be changed.

Press the replace button.

To stop the sound for a particular event:

Select the sound to be cleared.

Press Clear.

The Enable Application Sounds check box must be checked to have Stiletto play a sound for any of App Start, App End, Win Minimize, Win Maximize, Win Move, Dialog Ok, and Dialog Cancel.

You may wish to group your wav files into directories (eg startup, shutdown, good, bad) and then use the Stiletto automatic sound file changer to sample the sounds from each directory.

The Change Sound built-in command changes any sounds which have not been marked as No Change.  If you assign this command to a button or put it on the Stiletto task menu, you can use it to have Stiletto immediately change sounds if a sound pattern that you dislike is selected.


Wallpaper Dialog

The Wallpaper dialog is selected by clicking the Wallpaper tab on the Configuring Stiletto dialog.

The Wallpaper dialog is used to change the Windows wallpaper.

To specify a wallpaper file, type its name directly into the wallpaper file name edit box or use one of the browse buttons to display and select from a list of bmp files.  If you want to see the wallpaper as you browse the files, press the Browse and Display button; clicking on a file in the file browse dialog will display that wallpaper.

To add spice to your multimedia life, Stiletto can automatically change the wallpaper you select to any other bmp file in the same directory.  Use the Method for Changing Wallpaper drop down box to determine whether and how Stiletto changes the wallpaper file.  Use the Mins Between  Automatic Changes drop down box to determine how often Stiletto changes the wallpaper file (this drop down is disabled if you selected No Change from the Method for Changing Wallpaper drop down).

Use the Tile Wallpaper check box to set whether Windows tiles or centers your wallpaper.


Viewing A Button's Commands
Viewing Button Commands

To view the commands associated with a Stiletto button bar button, press and hold down the button for about one second.

The Configure Button dialog will be displayed which will show you the command associated with each mouse button.

To execute one of these commands, press the Stiletto button by clicking the appropriate mouse button; the dialog box is automatically closed when you do this.

You can also press Esc or the Cancel button to close the dialog box.

Of course, you can also use the dialog box to change the button label or any command after you have displayed it by holding down the Stiletto button bar button.


Configuring Stiletto

You configure Stiletto buttons, task menu contents, sounds, wallpaper, and alarms with the Configure Stiletto built-in command.

This command can be assigned to a Stiletto button or to the task menu.  In Stiletto as originally shipped, the Configure command appears on the task menu.

Re-installating the Configure command shows what to do if delete this command and need to configure Stiletto,

The Configure Stiletto command displays a set of tabbed dialogs as follows:

Info shows Windows information and resource usage.

Buttons allows button commands, position, font, number to be set.

Menu Setup controls the format of the active task list and the mouse click used to start the task menu.

Menu Contents allows you to change the contents of the task menu.

Alarm Setup controls low resource warnings and the sounds associated with alarms and chimes.

Alarm Details allows you to add or change alarms.

Sound controls the sounds played for windows and application events and allows you to specify how Stiletto should automatically change them.

Paper allows you to change the Windows wallpaper and to set up automatic re-wallpapering.

All the tabbed dialogs share one OK and one Cancel button:  if you press OK, all changes made on all tabbed dialogs are saved and Stiletto restarts with the new configuration.  If you press Cancel, all changes made on any tabbed dialog are discarded.

Note however that the Configure Button dialog has its own OK and Cancel; if you press OK on this dialog the changes are saved even if you press Cancel on a tabbed dialog.


Stiletto License and Lack of Warranty
Stiletto License and Warranty

The Stiletto program, DLL, and Help File are all Copyright 1994 by Bruce Switzer.  All Rights Reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.

You can contact the author with comments or questions at bruce.switzer@canrem.com.

Stiletto may be distributed freely, as long as all files in the package are distributed, including the readme file and the help file.

Stiletto is freeware, but it is not in the public domain.  It may be distributed freely but may not be sold nor may it be used in any profit-oriented endeavor.

All trademarks used in this Help File are the property of their respective owners and are used for explanatory purposes only.


Moving Stiletto

Although it is generally more convenient to have the Stiletto button bar at a fixed place on the desktop, there are times when you want to temporarily move Stiletto out of the way.

The built-in Move Stiletto command does this.  When executed, this command causes the button bar to jump to the other side of your Windows desktop.  If you execute it again, Stiletto jumps back to its previous position.

The Move command can be assigned to a button on the button bar or put in the Task Menu.

The Move command is only temporary; the next time Stiletto starts up, it will be displayed in its standard position.


Installation

To install Stiletto, first UnZip stiletto.zip into its own directory.  Then execute the setup program that comes as part of the zip.  This program copies the 3d Control library to your Windows directory (if you do not already have it)

After you are satisfied that Stiletto is working, you can delete stiletto.zip and ctl3dv2.bak.

To start Stiletto, execute stiletto.exe.  Stiletto will use the default configuration stored in stiletto.ini which is copied to your Windows directory.

Stiletto.exe must be in the same directory as the stiletto.ini file and the stilethk.dll library that are included in stiletto.zip.

If you find Stiletto useful, you will probably want to put in it your StartUp group so that Stiletto starts automatically with Windows.

To de-install Stilletto, remove it from your StartUp group and erase the directory containing Stiletto. The 3D control library is used by many programs so you should leave it in your Windows directory (the file name is ctl3dv2.dll).


Default Configuration

The default Stiletto configuration is stored in the stiletto.ini file that comes with Stiletto.  There is a backup copy in stiletto.cfg in case you ever want to return to the default configuration (by copying stiletto.cfg over top of stiletto.ini).

(See installation for more about installing and de-installing Stiletto).

The default Stiletto button bar has six buttons with these contents:

Button	Label	Left	Middle	Right
1	12-Hour Clock	Stiletto Configure	None	Stiletto Move
2	Date mmm-dd	Win Calendar	None	Win Calculator
3	DOS	dosprmpt.pif	Confirmed Restart	Confirmed Win Exit
4	f.s.c	File Manager	Win Setup	Control Panel
5	Edit	NotePad	None	SysEdit
6	Task	Stiletto Task Menu	Stiletto Configure	Task Manager

The default task menu starts with three submenus:  switching between active tasks, closing active tasks, putting an active task on top.  Next comes the built-in  Stiletto commands Configure Stiletto, Browse and Run, Change Wallpaper, Change Sounds, and Exit Stiletto.


Top Left Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in the top-left corner of the desktop.


Top Left Offset Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in the top left of the desktop offset to the right by the width of a system menu box.


Top Left Vertical Position
Stiletto will be positioned vertically in the top left corner of the desktop.


Top Right Vertical Position
Stiletto will be positioned vertically in the top right corner of the desktop.


Top Right Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in the top right corner of the desktop.


Top Right Offset Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in the top right of the desktop, offset to the left by the width of a minimize box plus a maximize box.


Middle Left Vertical Position
Stiletto will be positioned vertically in the middle of the left side of the desktop.


Middle Right Vertical Position
Stiletto will be positioned vertically in the middle right hand side of the desktop.


Bottom Left Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in the bottom left corner of the desktop.


Bottom Left Vertical Position
Stiletto will be positioned vertically in the bottom left corner of the desktop.


Bottom Middle Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in middle of the bottom of the desktop.


Bottom Right Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally in the bottom right corner of the desktop.


Bottom Right Vertical Position
Stiletto will be positioned vertically in the bottom right corner of the desktop.


Top Middle Horizontal Position
Stiletto will be positioned horizontally at the top and in the middle of the desktop.


Re-installing the Configuration Command

You use the Configuring Stiletto built-in command to set button commands, task menu contents, sounds, wallpaper, and alarms.  This command is associated with the menu or button just like any other Windows or other built-in command.  And, like them, it may be deleted.

What happens if you delete the Configuring Stiletto command from all buttons and the menu?  How can you configure Stiletto then?  Here is how:

Press and hold any Stiletto button for about one second to display the Configure Button dialog.

Under Left, activate the drop down box and selected Configure Stiletto from the list.

Press OK to close the dialog.

Left click the button you selected from the button bar to activate the Configure Stiletto dialog.

Now you can reconfigure all the buttons and task menu and place the Configure Stiletto command wherever you wish.